Global InformationList of India international footballers information
This is a list of Indian international footballers, who have played for the India national football team since its foundation in 1938, before the country's independence. Players with 10 or more official caps are listed here.[1] [2][3]
- Bold denotes players still playing professional football.
All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 4 July 2023.
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Chhetri[4] | 2005– | 146 | 93 |
| 2 | Loitongbam Ashalata Devi[5] | 2008- | 89 | 4 |
| 3 | Bhaichung Bhutia[6] | 1995–2011 | 82 | 27 |
| 4 | V. P. Sathyan[7] | 1985–1995 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Shabbir Ali[8] | 1974–84 | 72 | 23 |
| Climax Lawrence[9] | 2003–11 | 72 | 3 | |
| 7 | Gouramangi Singh[10] | 2006–13 | 71 | 6 |
| 8 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu[11] | 2011– | 67 | 78 (conceded) |
| 9 | Subrata Pal[12] | 2007–2017 | 67 | 92 (conceded) |
| 10 | I. M. Vijayan[13] | 1989–2004 | 66 | 29 |
| Mahesh Gawli[14] | 2000–11 | 66 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sandesh Jhingan[15] | 2015– | 61 | 5 |
| 13 | Syed Rahim Nabi[16] | 2004–13 | 61 | 7 |
| 14 | Renedy Singh[17] | 1999–2011 | 59 | 4 |
| 15 | Jeje Lalpekhlua[18] | 2011–2019 | 56 | 23 |
| 16 | Surkumar Singh[19] | 2001–11 | 52 | 2 |
| Pritam Kotal[20] | 2015– | 52 | 0 | |
| 18 | Steven Dias[21] | 2004–11 | 51 | 7 |
| 19 | Anirudh Thapa[22] | 2017– | 49 | 4 |
| 20 | Deepak Mondal[23] | 1999–2011 | 47 | 0 |
| 21 | Udanta Singh[24] | 2016– | 46 | 2 |
| 22 | Clifford Miranda[25] | 2005–14 | 45 | 6 |
| 23 | N. P. Pradeep[26] | 2005–11 | 42 | 9 |
| 24 | Samir Subash Naik[27] | 2002–12 | 38 | 0 |
| 25 | P. K. Banerjee[8] | 1952–67 | 36 | 19 |
| 26 | Abhishek Yadav[28] | 2002–11 | 35 | 4 |
| Rowllin Borges[29] | 2015– | 35 | 2 | |
| 28 | Manvir Singh[30] | 2017– | 34 | 6 |
| Subhasish Bose[31] | 2017– | 34 | 0 | |
| 30 | Jo Paul Ancheri[32] | 1992–2004 | 33 | 7 |
| Anwar Ali[33] | 2008–2019 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ashique Kuruniyan[34] | 2018– | 33 | 2 | |
| 33 | Mehrajuddin Wadoo[35] | 2005–11 | 32 | 2 |
| 34 | Mehtab Hossain[36] | 2005–15 | 31 | 2 |
| Francis Fernandes[37] | 2005-2015 | 31 | 1 | |
| 36 | Robin Singh[38] | 2012–2019 | 30 | 5 |
| Sahal Abdul Samad[39] | 2019- | 30 | 3 | |
| 38 | Anthony Pereira[40] | 2009–2013 | 29 | 3 |
| Narayan Das[41] | 2011– | 29 | 1 | |
| 40 | Jewel Raja[42] | 2010–2013 | 28 | 3 |
| 41 | Sushil Kumar Singh[43] | 2008–2012 | 27 | 2 |
| Arnab Mondal[44] | 2013–2016 | 27 | 1 | |
| Lallianzuala Chhangte[45] | 2015– | 27 | 7 | |
| Halicharan Narzary[46] | 2015–2021 | 27 | 1 | |
| 45 | Raju Gaikwad[47] | 2011–2022 | 25 | 0 |
| 46 | Eugeneson Lyngdoh[48] | 2015–2021 | 24 | 0 |
| Pronay Halder[49] | 2017– | 24 | 1 | |
| 48 | Lenny Rodrigues[50] | 2012– | 23 | 0 |
| 49 | Rahul Bheke[51] | 2019– | 22 | 1 |
| 50 | Anas Edathodika[52] | 2017–2021 | 21 | 0 |
- Note. There might be more footballers who have played 20 or more official international matches for India.
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- ^ "The Indian National Team in International Football". retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com. P. Sathyan|V.P.Sathyan%5d%5d=ind/men/matches/index.html#year1998 "Live Scores - India - Matches". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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- ^ "Loitongbam Ashalata Devi". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Baichung Bhutia - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ www.nationalfootballteams.com https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/79348/Vatta_Sathyan.html. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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- ^ "Singh Sandhu,Gurpreet". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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- ^ "Gawli,Mahesh". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Jhingan,Sandesh". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Nabi,Syed Rahim". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Singh,Renedy". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Lalpekhlua,Jeje". www.nationalfootballteams. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Singh,Irrungbam Surkumar". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Kotal,Pritam". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Dias,Steven". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Thapa,Anirudh". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Mondal,Deepak Kumar". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Singh,Udanta". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Miranda Rayes,Clifford". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Pradeep,N.P." www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Naik,Samir Subhash". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Yadav,Abhishek". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Borges,Rowllin". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Manvir Singh". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Bose,Subashish". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Ancheri,Jo Paul". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Ali,Anwar". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Kuruniyan,Ashique". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Wadoo,Mehrajjudin". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Hossain,Mehtab". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Fernandes,Francis". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Singh,Robin". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Abdul Samad,Sahal". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Pereira,Anthony". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Das,Narayan". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Shaikh,Jewel Raja". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Singh,Sushil Kumar". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Mondal,Arnab". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Chhangte,Lallianzuala". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Narzary,Holicharan". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Gaikwad,Raju". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Lyngdoh,Eugeneson". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Halder,Pronay". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigues,Lenny". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Bheke,Rahul". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Edathodika,Anas". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.